Ostension
Pronunciation : Os*ten"sion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. ostensio a showing: cf. F. ostension. See Ostend.] (Eccl.)
Definition : Defn: The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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